The ant species in Hawai'i are all non-native, creating a unique and interesting environment in which to study their invasion biology. In regards to which species will become dominant in the invaded habitat, I proposed ...

Observations of the mating behavior of wild Mediterranean fruit flies, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) in a semi-isolated orchard in Kula, Maui, Hawaii, revealed that matings occur on only a small proportion of available ...

The red and black flat mite, Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes), has been reported from many countries since its discovery in Holland in 1939 (Geijskes, 1939). This mite is not endemic to the type locality, but is believed ...

This study was undertaken to (1) obtain a better understanding of the interrelationship of ants, mealybug, and mealybug wilt disease of pineapple in Hawaii, and (2) to develop alternative methods of ant control. The study ...

Aphids are small, soft-bodied insects with sucking mouthparts that belong to the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha, family Aphididae. Their reproduction can be parthenogenetic or sexual, with cyclical parthenogenesis ...

The biology of Icerya purchasi Maskell was studied on Desmodium plants. The average durations of the different stages were: egg stage. 15.4 days; crawler stage, approximately 4 to 5 days (based on the studies conducted on ...

To learn more about microbes and overcome the limitations of standard cultured methods, microbial communities are being studied in an uncultured stare. In such metagenomic studies, genetic material is sampled from the ...

When ants are managed in pineapple fields, the mealybug population rapidly declines. Why ants are so vital to mealybug survival in pineapple is the subject of this dissertation. Historically, three explanations were given ...

The noctuid moth, Polydesma umbricola Boisd., commonly known as the monkey pod caterpillar, was first discovered in the Hawaiian Islands by Van Zwaluwenburg (1945) on Oahu (Figure 1). In quick succession it was reported ...

Avian malaria is believed to be one of the main factors in the extinction of the native Hawaiian avifauna. An epizoological investigation of the disease was conducted in the Hawaiian Islands primarily to determine whether ...

Latent toxicity is that phenomenon in which the full lethal effect of an insecticide applied to a larva is not apparent until it has differentiated into an adult. It was found that appreciable latent toxicity occurred when ...